Barnes, Church Road c.1965
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Photo of Barnes, Church Road c.1965

Memories of Barnes, Church Road c1965

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I was so lucky to grow up in Barnes and haven't moved far away at all. We live in Sheen now so we still spend a lot of time in Barnes. Our family christenings, weddings and funerals were in St Mary's and I was a Brownie and attended Sunday school in Kitson Hall in the 1960s. Later, when I had my own children I would take them to playgroups in Kitson Hall and then on to feed the ducks. No doubt I will be doing the same ...see more
The picture of Church Road where it ran parallel with The Crescent with all those familiar shops brings memories flooding back. I started life at 33 Glebe Road in 1944 and spent 5 happy years there before moving to Madrid Road. My mother would occasionally give me ration coupons to buy real sweets at Mr Brown’s shop at the end of the parade – a large jovial Irishman with a charming welsh wife. I was a ...see more
Barnes was the place no matter what year I grew up there from 1951 born in Cleveland rd, I remember the pond freezing over and walking to the Island slipping and sliding on the ice...floating my boat.. with my dad..feeding the ducks on a sunny warm day...most of the lovely trees have gone, the Island has changed its not wild looking anymore,school days at Lonsdale, and Stillingfleet school, I will return there once I have enough money to buy a house its my place full of happiness for me.
We moved to Glebe Road in 1952 (Cousland) and it was a wonderful place for children. We had a back gate opening on to the common and made full use of it. The grass was cut every year and baled for hay and we used to rush out and build houses from the bales. Every Friday we were allowed to buy 2ozs of sweets from Mr Brown's sweet shop (just out of shot here) then help carry the shopping home from the new ...see more